River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-01
AREhsnoRE.s DEFENSE.
Progress of His Trial at Sioux City for
the Alleged Murder oT bar. Haddock--A
Crowd OF Witnesses Introdue ed To Pl owe
an AIfbi-Acuufttai ERECTED.


Crowd of Witnesses Introduced to Pl owe
AN Aiibi- Acquittai Exrected.
Sioux CRY. Ia. Nov "a The defense
began taking evidence In the Arensdorf
murder case yesterday morning. Swan An
1erHcn was called He said that he was
nearly two blocks west when the shooting
was done. He waited five minutes to see
who would come across the bridge He
saw no one, but saw men run away from
the Columbia House corner. Did not see
the crowd gather there, though it did so
Immediately. Ben Keith. Chicago bar
tender, sSore that Leayitt had seduced his
wife; that in May 1856, he became ac-
quainted with lie witt in Mt Clemens, Mich,
at which time lie witt told him that
gospel shark" Haddock, was trying to
c.ose the saloons here and that if he
.nterferred with his Q.eavittsl business, the
minister would be put where the dogs
could not reach him Several dispositions
have been read concerning Leayitt's habits
while in LeavenwOrth and other places, all
for the purpose of impeachment
SIOUX CRY, Ia, Nov 26-The defense
renewed the taking of testimony in the
ArensdOrf case yesterday morning
Twenty witnesses are 70 be exam
med tending TO impeach the State
witnesses and 70 establish an alibi
Junk, the proprietor of the saloon where
the crowd congregated ON the night of the
murder, swore that he gave no one money
to pay for a hack, nor in compliance with
Arensdorfs orders TO give Bis
marc6 money He did not see
the witness, Robson, in his saloon on
the night OF the murder, nor did he
see Lewis, who will appear in rebuttaL
Sioux Cry, Ia, Nov 26 in the Arens-
dorf trial on Friday Turnkey Cruikshank re-
peated his former testimony regarding an
alleged interview between Bismarck" and
Leavitt in the Jail. duplicating them in col
fusion to swear the murder on Arensdorf
William Blatt Charles n Wright and I.
p. Mors, of Yankton, swore that the Joseph
sons bore a bad reputation in that city two
years ago
Mrs Harriet Smith, who kept the Lone
Star restaurant, testit ed that Mrs Joseph
son left the milk can at her place at $50
D. IN. and that the ice chest was locked that
night She was corroborated by her son
and his wife Her sons name is Potter
He admitted having had trouble with the
Josephsons over a milk bill
b H. Wrazee swore that Mrs Josephson
old him that Bismarck" did the shooting
Mrs. Josephson was recalled by the de-
Tense for further cross examination She
proved damaging to that side because she
,hree times affirmed thas Arensdorf 1red
the shot
Two witnesses have turned mp who viii
testify to seeing two persons run across the
bridge to the brewery. The defense has
new witness in the former bOok-keeper at
Livingstone's wholesale house His name
is Wilson He saw the shooting and says
Leavilt did it
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Nov 2S.-Paul Leader
and Harry Sherman, saloon-keepers, who
were jointly indicted with ArensdOrf for the
Handbook murder, were on the Witness
stand Saturday. Sherman denied that
he was present at ths scene of the
murder, and asserted that Arens-
dorf was at his (Sherman's) saloon
when the news of the murder reached
there. Leader, whose wife is full cousin
to Arensdorf, told the same remarkable
story he testified to on the first trial The
story in short is that he and man by the
name of Hart were in Junk's saloon when a
man came to the door and said that the
buggy had got back; that crowd of
saloon-keepers, none of whom he
recognized except Leavitt, then went out
and up Fourth street, that he and Hart fol-
lowed about thirty feet in the rear, passing
at the corner of Water street the crowd,
which had stopped there; that as
they passed Leavitt, a comparative
stranger, reached over and changed
hats with him; that he and Hart never
stopped their pace, and when had got
100 feet south ON Water street they heard a
shot, and, turn ne, they saw Haddock reel
ing to the gu ter, and MN near him start
ing to run away north; that there was no one
else in the street, and that, thereupon, he
and Hart ran off to his hotel and never told
any one until after his arrest
julius Leiberton, an ex-saloon-keeper,
testified that he saw man approach Had
dock from the rear and shoot him and
then run north, and that two men
run south on Water street Charles
in the bar-room of the Columbia
House when the shot was fired; that he
sprang to his feet, and through the window
saw Haddock falling in the middle OF the
street and two men raining away towards
the northeast A large number of other
witnesses were introduced to show Arens-
DORIS peaceahle character and the bad
character of the leading witness for the
State.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Nov 29.-The Arensdorf
trial dragged slowly yesterday morning,
only six witnesses being examined. Ado!ph
NeppeI testified that in buying Mrs BIS
marcks house John ATensdorf had merely
acted as his agent, he (Nepperl not being on
good terms with the Bismsrck's Will
lam Hiles swore to the good character
Of Arensdorf, and 20 the bad character
Of Leavitt. Lee Longworthy a new wit
ness, formerly the night clerk of the Mad
lson House, on Third street, swore that on
the night of the murder, shortly after
the shot was fred, Paul Leader
and another man came around the
corner OF Water aud Third streets
and went east past the Madison
toward the Milwaukee house. This sup
ports Leaders evidence and contradicts
Bismarck's J. f. Frederick, now a St
Paul saloon keeper, testified to seeing
Leader and Hart going into the
English Kitchen together on the
night of the murder, as stated by
them when on the stand before Alderman
Grady testified that he has no recollection
Of seeing Robson. in Junk's saloon on the
night of the murder and does not think he
was there. This is very material evidence,
and breaks the force of Robson's
testimony TO the effect that he was
the saloon, talked to Scholard in the
presence of Grady, and on going out
saw ATensdorf 20 west with the crowd
Grady and Scholard deny having seen Rob
son, as alleged Juhl. the Dane, sad it was
not Arensdorf, tut Leavitt, who did the
shoot nc. The defense is develop ng
nj accommodating a prepond rauce of eve
lence, and the opinion is quite general
that verdict OF acquittal will result This
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